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107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 203

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2356) to amend the Federal

Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide bipartisan campaign reform.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JULY 19, 2001

Mr. TURNER submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the

Committee on Rules

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2356) to amend

the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide

bipartisan campaign reform.

1 Resolved, That on the next legislative day after the

2 adoption of this resolution, immediately after the third

3 daily order of business under clause 1 of rule XIV, the

4 House shall resolve into the Committee of the Whole

5 House on the state of the Union for consideration of the

6 bill (H.R. 2356) to amend the Federal Election Campaign

7 Act of 1971 to provide bipartisan campaign reform. The

8 first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points

9 of order against consideration of the bill are waived. Gen10 eral debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not ex-
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1 ceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair2 man and ranking minority member of the Committee on

3 House Administration. After general debate the bill shall

4 be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule.

5 The bill shall be considered as read. No amendment to

6 the bill, or to the bill as perfected by an amendment in

7 the nature of a substitute finally adopted, shall be in order

8 except those printed in the portion of the Congressional

9 Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule

10 XVIII and as specified in this resolution.

11 SEC. 2. (a) Before consideration of any other amend12 ment, it shall be in order to consider the amendments in

13 the nature of a substitute specified in subsection (b). Each

14 such amendment may be offered only in the order speci15 fied, may be offered only by the Member designated or

16 a designee of such Member, shall be considered as read,

17 shall be debatable for 40 minutes equally divided and con18 trolled by the proponent and an opponent, and shall not

19 be subject to amendment except as specified in section 3.

20 All points of order against such amendments are waived

21 (except those arising under clause 7 of rule XVI or clause

22 5(a) of rule XXI). If more than one amendment in the

23 nature of a substitute specified in subsection (b) is adopt24 ed, then only the one receiving the greater number of af25 firmative votes shall be considered as finally adopted in
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1 the House and in the Committee of the Whole. In the case

2 of a tie for the greater number of affirmative votes, then

3 only the last amendment to receive that number of affirm4 ative votes shall be considered as finally adopted in the

5 House and in the Committee of the Whole.

6 (b) The amendments in the nature of a substitute re7 ferred to in subsection (a) are as follows:

8 (1) By the Majority Leader.

9 (2) By Representative Ney of Ohio.

10 (3) By Representative Shays of Connecticut.

11 SEC. 3. (a) After disposition of the amendments in

12 the nature of a substitute specified in section 2(b), the

13 provisions of the bill, or the provisions of the bill as per14 fected by an amendment in the nature of a substitute fi15 nally adopted, shall be considered as an original bill for

16 the purpose of further amendment under the five-minute

17 rule and shall be considered as read. No further amend18 ment shall be in order except those specified in subsection

19 (b) of this section. Each such amendment may be offered

20 only by the Member designated in subsection (b) or a des21 ignee of such Member, but not before the legislative day

22 after the day on which such Member announces in accord23 ance with subsection (c) in the House or in the Committee

24 of the Whole the intention of the Member to offer the

25 amendment. Each such amendment shall be considered as
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1 read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and

2 controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not

3 be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a

4 demand for division of the question in the House or in

5 the Committee of the Whole. All points of order against

6 such amendments are waived (except those arising under

7 clause 7 of rule XVI or clause 5(a) of rule XXI).

8 (b) The amendments referred to in subsection (a) are

9 as follows:

10 (1) Ten amendments by the Majority Leader.

11 (2) Five amendments by the Minority Leader.

12 (3) Five amendments by Representative Shays

13 of Connecticut or Representative Meehan of Massa14 chusetts.

15 (c) The announcement referred to in subsection (a)

16 shall describe the amendment by the number assigned to

17 it under clause 8 of rule XVIII and may not be made later

18 than the end of the legislative day on which this resolution

19 is adopted. A Member may make only one such announce20 ment, which must include any amendment the Member in21 tends to offer but must be limited to the number of

22 amendments specified in subsection (b) of this section for

23 the bill or for each substitute specified in section 2(b).

24 SEC. 4. If the Committee of the Whole rises and re25 ports that it has come to no resolution on the bill, then
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1 on the next legislative day, immediately after the third

2 daily order of business under clause 1 of rule XIV, the

3 House shall resolve into the Committee of the Whole for

4 further consideration of the bill.

5 SEC. 5. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill

6 for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the

7 bill, or the bill as perfected by an amendment in the na8 ture of a substitute finally adopted, to the House with

9 such further amendments as may have been adopted. Any

10 Member may demand a separate vote in the House on any

11 further amendment adopted in the Committee of the

12 Whole to the bill, or to the bill as perfected by an amend13 ment in the nature of a substitute finally adopted. The

14 previous question shall be considered as ordered on the

15 bill and amendments thereto to final passage without in16 tervening motion except one motion to recommit with or

17 without instructions.

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